Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here.
You know we have a very limited amount of time together. I'm hoping we can proceed fairly quickly. I'll try to ask you short questions, and maybe you can help me with shorter answers, if it's okay with all three witnesses.
Thank you.
On April 26, 2007, the Canadian press reported that the minister stated the cost of implementing his emission reduction plan for industry will cost the Canadian public $8 billion annually.
First of all, can you tell us this? Was there or was there not a substantial amount of economic and environmental analysis done to support the decisions taken in this Turning the Corner plan and the claims it's made? A yes or no answer would be really helpful.